Wave 1 - 2026

Radical Workload Reduction

Radical Workload Reduction helps teachers and school staff identify low-risk, high-value tasks that AI can streamline. This course focuses on reclaiming time, reducing cognitive load, and building sustainable, responsible systems that take pressure off humans.
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Host

Matthew Esterman

Who is this for

  • Classroom teachers
  • Administrators
  • Primary school
  • Secondary school

Standards

APST 3.4
APST 5.4
APST 6.3

Included

  • Templates and resources
  • Applied implementation tasks
  • Community access
  • Certificate of completion

Course Description

Radical Workload Reduction tackles one of education’s most persistent problems: overload. Rather than adding another initiative, this course helps educators systematically remove friction from their daily work using AI in targeted, low-risk ways.


Participants learn how to identify repetitive administrative tasks, communication drafts, planning structures, reporting templates, meeting summaries, and documentation workflows that can be responsibly supported by AI tools. The emphasis is not on flashy automation but on thoughtful redesign.


The course introduces a simple test-and-review method: identify, trial, refine, and formalise. Staff build small, sustainable AI-supported workflows that reduce cognitive strain while maintaining professional judgement.


Importantly, the course reinforces ethical boundaries. Sensitive data handling, verification habits, and documentation standards are embedded throughout. The goal is not dependency but leverage.


By the end of the course, participants will have implemented at least one measurable workload reduction practice in their own role. The outcome is practical relief, improved efficiency, and a clearer sense of control in an increasingly complex digital environment.

What you will learn

  • How to identify repetitive, low-risk tasks in your role that AI can responsibly streamline
  • How to build simple AI-supported workflows that reduce cognitive load without compromising professional judgement
  • How to apply a test–trial–refine method before formalising AI use in your practice
  • How to implement at least one measurable workload reduction strategy in your own context

Designed for Real Classrooms

Every strategy in this course has been tested in schools navigating real constraints: time, governance, workload and accountability. This is not theory. It is applied practice.

From Curiosity to Capability

AI experimentation is easy. Sustained capability is not. Educator Intelligence helps schools move from isolated exploration to shared professional judgement.
Your host

Matthew Esterman

Matthew Esterman is a nationally recognised educator, school leader and AI consultant working at the forefront of AI in education. He has supported independent, Catholic and government schools across Australia and internationally to integrate AI responsibly, strengthen governance, and build professional capability in teaching and leadership.
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